diff --git a/abump.in b/abump.in
index aa47902..2106302 100755
--- a/abump.in
+++ b/abump.in
@@ -37,12 +37,6 @@ do_bump() {
 		. "$a" || exit 1
 		[ "$pkgname" = "$name" ] || die "APKBUILD has different \$pkgname for $name"
 		type package | grep -q function || die "missing package() for $name"
-		case $(apk version --test "$pkgver" "$ver") in
-		'=') die "$pkgname is already at version $pkgver";;
-		'>') die "$pkgname is already at newer version $pkgver";;
-		'<') exit 0;;
-		*) exit 1;;
-		esac
 		) || { rc=1; continue; }
 
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